Real Sociedad 0-0 Man Utd: 5 Key Things We Learned

1. Marouane Fellaini Is A Liability

Belgium midfielder Fellaini cost Manchester United a lot of money. Fans do not want to see a £27.5 million signing habitually committing fouls €“ and even less so when on a booking. He never got a grip on this game, let alone on his self-discipline in San Sebastian. And there should be little sympathy with Fellaini. Nobody is blaming Moyes for going back to old club Everton to bring a faithful servant with him to Old Trafford. It's more a case of did he pick the right one? Fellaini, based on the evidence of his Sociedad display, is struggling to make the step up. Inelegant is about as kind as you can describe the performance. Naïve and foolish might also come into it as he saw a second yellow late on from an Italian referee for persistent fouling. Moyes was without Michael Carrick and dared not risk Tom Cleverley after he suffered from double vision in the win over Fulham. Fellaini was not the kind of midfield player United needed to buy over the summer and the sooner they realize that the better. What did you make of Manchester United's showing in Sociedad? Have your say below.
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